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To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Summary
This bill makes individuals ineligible to receive federal financial aid grants, loans, or work assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act if they have been convicted of assault against a police officer or rioting-related offenses, which include inciting, organizing, promoting, encouraging, or participating in riots, or committing violence in furtherance of a riot. The bill applies beginning with the first award year after enactment. For individuals who have already received federal grants and then are convicted of one of these offenses, the grants are converted to Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans that must be repaid with interest accruing from the grant award date. These converted loans are ineligible for any federal loan forgiveness, cancellation, discharge, or reduction programs. The bill creates a permanent bar to future federal student aid eligibility and requires repayment of previously received grants.
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- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2025
Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To make certain individuals ineligible to receive any Federal financial aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters Act of 2025” or the “FAFSA Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.
(a) Termination of Eligibility for Title IV Assistance.—Beginning with the first award year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Freeze Aid For Student Assaulters Act of 2025, an individual shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan (other than a loan described in subsection (b)), or work assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and shall repay, in accordance with subsection (b), the sum of the amounts of any grant received under such title, if the individual has been convicted of a criminal offense—
(1) of assault against a police officer; or
(2) of rioting, the elements of which may include—
(A) inciting a riot;
(B) organizing, promoting, encouraging, participating in, or carrying on a riot;
(C) committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot; or
(D) aiding or abetting any person in inciting or participating in or carrying on a riot or committing any act of violence in furtherance of a riot.
(b) Conversion of Grants to Loans.—
(1) In general.—If an individual who is subject to the termination of eligibility described in subsection (a) has received any grants under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for a program of study in which the individual is enrolled as of the date on which the criminal offense occurred, such grant shall be treated as a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan under part D of such title, and shall be subject to repayment, together with interest thereon accruing from the date of the grant award.
(2) No repayment assistance.—Such loans may not be eligible for any loan forgiveness, cancellation, discharge, or reduction programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), any other provision of law, or any administrative action or program. <all>
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